2014 villa 7 consortium notes
The Villa 7 Consortium is a Nike-produced networking fest that sought to introduce up-and-coming assistant coaches to potential employers. Attendance at Villa 7 is by invitation only, with maximums set at 50 for men’s assistants and 35 for women. An invitation is a vital sign that he or she has reached an elite level of assistant hood, which is (they hope) the last step before landing a head coaching gig. These notes are great knowledge on networking and how to become a better basketball coach.
Shaka Smart/Mark Few
Being a better Assistant Coach?
Shaka 4 Prongs of Jobs Development
1) Best possible Assistant Coach @ your place
2) Developing|Documenting your own philosophy
3) Networking
4) Practice Interview Skills
1) Take things off Head Coach Desk. | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
-“I got it”, and have to Have it!
Head Coach must be able to delegate to Assistant.
Try to hire people that are better than me.
2) Spending time with your players
-“Lead the league in spending time with players”
More deposits you put in the bank
3) Part of something bigger than self
-Put Personal agenda aside.
Can’t put by-products of success before success.
Mark Few | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
• Put more time in to making your team as good as it possibly can be.
• Relationships with your own players
o Harder for Head Coach to do that as much as they try. Assistant Coach can get another level with player, can steer things back onto the tracks.
o Transfers: Should not surprise Assistant Coach, they should know.
• Tireless worker always stood out to him in Assistant Coach
• Positive Energy→Head Coach sometimes look at glass half empty. Assistant can be positive force.
o Read/React Head Coach
Is it appropriate to work on your own career as Assistant? Few media sometimes wants to push Assistants out of the nest. Good thing for Assistants to work on their career Head Coach has to be loyal to his Assistant, just as much Assistant to Head Coach.
Shaka:
Assistant Coach should be spending 2/3 hours a week working on your own career.
Forget about getting a job and be more concerned about being a successful Head Coach.
Few:
Make your current position a development situation. Head Coach should empower Assistants so they have full ownership of the product.
Agents??
Few: Might be a waste of time.
-More contract reasons
Shaka: Your Head Coach is your agent.
Head Coach that have low level jobs that are doing well need agents more than Assistant.
How far out would you step to change style of play based on personnel?
Few: Personnel will dictate offense. Assistants will help by bringing ideas to him.
Shaka: Have to be flexible but you have to stay true to your identity as a Program/Coach.
What would you go back and change? | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
Few: Spend less time worried about officials!
Don’t take recruiting as personal.
Shaka: Mike Leech “Never regretted getting rid of someone soon enough”
When you get the job what’s the most important thing to establish culture?
Shaka: Depends on the job situation, but you have to prioritize and put your stamp on:
1) Player Relationships
2) Staff
3) Recruiting
More of that stuff you can have determined before the job the better.
Looking back, as Assistants what would you have done different?
Every Assistant should be Head Coach First.
Every player should be a Coach→Camp
Try to take more stuff off Head Coach Desk. Aggressively anticipate what is expected.
Also, can you have taken a player and have him ready for practice that day, so Head Coach does not worry about it.
What would make you more efficient? | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
Few: Pride themselves on efficiency. Don’t want those guys to miss out on guy’s family situations. Be efficient in film, meetings, prep.
Shaka: Staff is close, thinks it’s better if they are not always together if they can branch out.
Different ways to spend time with players:
• Go to class presentations
• Having guys over the house
• Paintball
• Get people on their own turf
Staff Hiring? | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
Few: Elevated guys/had some guys in mind.
Shaka: Best people not always friends.
Don’t know unless you have worked with them, never can be positive.
Few: Must be sincere with players because he was elevated.
Shaka: Will get a lot of advice. Be yourself is good advice! Fire the secretary is bad advice.
Know what you’re going to say in the 1st meeting. Not going to fool them. Be genuine.
How to balance letting them vent? | 2014 villa 7 consortium notes
To Players
Shaka: You were chosen, but you chose!! To be here.
Make them aware of what they need to improve.
Or change their reality and get rid of them.
Few: Try to make reality’s meet by counseling them.
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